QUIET PLEASE EP
Report
- Report Number
- 0002183416-2022-00002
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 4, 2022
- Date of Event
- January 28, 2022
- Report Date
- May 3, 2022
- Manufacturer
- APOTHECARY PRODUCTS LLC
- Product Code
- EWD
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
ON (B)(6) 2022, THE COMPANY WAS AWARE THAT THE REPORT WAS NOT VISIBLE IN MAUDE DATABASE. AFTER ENQUIRING WITH FDA CDRH EMDR REPRESENTATIVE, WE LEARNED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHILE SUBMITTING THE FILE. THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED TO RESUBMIT THIS FORM AND TO ADD THIS STATEMENT. APOTHECARY PRODUCTS LLC, QUALITY TEAM HAS DONE FURTHER RESEARCH ON ITEM 69018 FLENTS QUIET PLEASE EAR PLUGS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHERE USER POTENTIALLY HAD LATEX ALLERGIC REACTION. THE ITEM IS NOT MADE WITH NATURAL RUBBER LATEX. OUR EAR PLUGS ARE MADE OF PVC MATERIAL. WE CONTACTED OUR CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS TO SEE IF LATEX WAS USED IN ANY STEPS OF HANDLING THE DEVICE, AND THE ANSWER WAS NO. ALL THE STEPS INVOLED IN MANUFACTURING AND PACKAGING OF THIS DEVICE ARE DONE WITH GLOVES WHICH ARE NOT MADE WITH NATURAL RUBBER LATEX, OUR DEVICE DOES NOT HAVE LATEX..
CUSTOMER USED ONE PAIR OF THE EAR PLUGS FOR SLEEPING. SHE DEVELOPED THE ALLERGY. WHEN SHE WOKE UP BOTH EARS WERE SWOLLEN INSIDE THE EAR CANAL, PARTICULARLY THE INSIDE RIGHT EAR. SHE IS ALLERGIC TO LATEX BUT THIS ITEM SAYS "NOT MADE WITH NATURAL RUBBER LATEX.." CALLED DOCTOR AND HE PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC EAR DROPS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1822894 | QUIET PLEASE EP | EAR PLUGS | EWD | APOTHECARY PRODUCTS LLC | 69018 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female |